Window-screen.



No. 837,850. PATENTBDDEG. 4, 1906. T.\ s. SMITH. IWINDOW SCREEN.

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WINDOWl SCREEN.

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EIGI-ITHS 'IO BEATTIE MACHINE'WORKS,

CORPORATION OF NEIN YORK.

'NEW YORK, AssieNoR or THREE- oF ooHoEs, NEW YORK, A

WINDOW-SCREEN.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SSMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Watervliet, in the county of Albany and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in IVi'ndow-Screens, of whichthe following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to window-screens; and my object is to provide ascreen which will be adjustable to any width window without thenecessity of a two-part screen, as is ordinarily used for this purpose.Vith this object in view I will describe my particular improvements,reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa view showing the practical application of my invention looking fromthe inside of the room. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view on line ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing one end of the standard andthe roller-attachingmeans. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 ofFig. 3. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are views similar to Figs. 1, 2, and 3,showing certain modiiications hereinafter referred to.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates the ordinary window-frames,and 2 indicates the ordinary wi ndow-sill.

8 represents the lower window held upon the upper portion of my improvedscreen, as shown in Fig. 1. Y

4 and 5 are the screen-standards, the standard 5 having a slot 6 thereinadapted to securely hold one end of the screening 7 of a substantialfabric of suitable mesh to eX- clude ies and other insects from theroom. The standard 4 is provided with a slot 8, through which thescreening 7 is adapted to pass and be wrapped about the roller 9. Theedges of the standard 4 adjacent the slot 8 are rounded, as at 10, forthe purpose ot' reducing the Jfriction caused by said screening passingthrough said slot at an angle.

11 represents the four hooks connected to the standards 4 and 5 and tothe windowframes by means or' screws 12. I preferably place these hooksat a short distance from the edge of the standards to allow of a tightjuncture with the holding-strips 13 of the window-frame, through whichthe screws 12 project.

14 is a roller-bracket, one being provided on both ends of thestandard4and compris- Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed July 9.1906. Serial No. 325,277.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

ling the protectinglate 14, attached to the ends of standard 4 y meansof screws 15, the said plate being bent adjacent its ends to formshoulders 16, eXtendinfrl down upon the sides of said standard and beingsecured thereon by screws 15a.

17 is a laterally-extendin arm made integral with the plate 14, anc thesaid arm is preferably depressed from the plane of the said plate inorder that the Window when lowered upon my improved screen will restsolidly upon the ends ot the standards. The arm 17 is also provided witha square-bored socket 21 upon its under face adjacent its free end, andthe said socket is adapted to receive the squared end 20 of the rod 18within the roller 9. The roller 9 is tensioned by means of a spring 19about rod 18 and is provided with a protectin end cap 18, having acentrally-located soc et 19a, into which the socket 21 is adapted toproject in grasping the pintle 20.

16a is a guide-inger made inte ral with plate 14a and extending over thee ge of the screening 7 in order to guide the same through slot 8 instandard 4. At the other end ot the standard the roller is held in theordinary way, the laterally-extending arm of the bracket being providedwith a projecting pin adapted to be inserted in a recess in the end capof the roller.

22 and 23 are the telescoping adjustable guide-rods, having slots 24 and25, respectively, adapted to register upon the pins 26 on both ends ofthe standards 4 and 5. The inner telescoping rods 22l are also providedwith recesses 27, through which the guides 16a partially project.

28 represents a hand-knob for the userof my improved screen.

To place my improved screen in position within the window, the standard4 is first secured to the casing by the hooks 11, and with thetelescoping adjustable rods in position the standard 5 is moved towardthe other i side of the window, uni/vinding the screening 7 from theroller, and when the opposite casing has been reached the standard 5 issecured thereto, as described. In removing the screen Jfrom the windowit will be seen that when standard 5 is released and moved towardstandard 4 the tensioned roller will rewind the screening and theadjustable rods IOO IOS

will telescope, so that the user will have a small neat structure towrap and put away when he so desires.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 7 the hooks l1 are formedintegral with the plate 14a and the rods 22 and 23 are permanentlyattached to the screen-frame. Fig. 6 shows another modification, tworollers 9 being employed. One of the rollers is mounted on the standard4 in the same manner as heretofore described', and the other roller ismounted in a like manner on the standard 5.V

It will be seen from the foregoing that I provide a simple and compactstructure, one easily put into position and taken down, and also oneneat in appearance and which may be marketed at a comparatively smallprice7 and in view of these What I claim is` In a window-screen, incombination, a frame one side piece of which is slotted vertically7means upon the front of said pieces to attach the same to awindow-frame, brackets upon the ends of said side piece extending acrossthe slot and having rearwardly-projecting arms, a spring-roller mountedbetween the arms, and a screen fabric extending from the roller throughthe slot and across to the other side piece. In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to.this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

THOMAS S. SMITH. Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. STEWART, GEORGE H. LEE.

